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Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Whitesburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Whitesburg and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • Astronomy & Satellites ...
    • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
    • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Whitesburg:
    • 34.577505, -86.561134
    • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
    • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Whitesburg
  • Bird Watching ...
    • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
    • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Madison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
    • Since Whitesburg is near Morgan County and also Marshall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall County
  • Waymarking ...
    • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Whitesburg

Communities Also Named Whitesburg ...

We found five communities that are also named Whitesburg.

Within Alabama, the name Whitesburg is unique.

Beyond Alabama, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Whitesburg is located in Hillsborough County and lies 518 miles [833.6 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Whitesburg that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Whitesburg.
    • Georgia
      • Carroll County
      • This Whitesburg is located in Carroll County and lies 120 miles [193.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Whitesburg that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Whitesburg.
    • Kentucky
      • Letcher County
      • This Whitesburg is located in Letcher County and lies 272 miles [437.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Whitesburg that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Letcher County community of Whitesburg.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Armstrong County
      • This Whitesburg is located in Armstrong County and lies 578 miles [930.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Whitesburg that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Armstrong County community of Whitesburg.
    • Tennessee
      • Hamblen County
      • This Whitesburg is located in Hamblen County and lies 225 miles [362.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Whitesburg that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamblen County community of Whitesburg.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Whitesburg ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

  • Bravo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Bravo is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bravo
  • Burrows
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Burrows is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrows
  • Camelot
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Camelot is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
  • Chimney Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Chimney Springs is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Springs
  • English Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • English Village is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
  • Forest Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Forest Park is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
  • Fox Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Fox Run is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
  • Green Cove Meadows
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Green Cove Meadows is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cove Meadows
  • Hobbs Island
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hobbs Island is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs Island
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Lacey's Spring
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Meadow Trace
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Meadow Trace is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Trace
    • Redstone Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Redstone Park is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstone Park
    • Regent Forest
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Regent Forest is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regent Forest
    • Sunset Cove
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Sunset Cove is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Cove
    • Willow Bend
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Willow Bend is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bend

How Far From Whitesburg to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Whitesburg to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Whitesburg and extending to:

  • Huntsville, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Whitesburg to Huntsville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 152 miles [244.6 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 605 miles [973.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,491 miles [10,446.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,203 miles [11,592.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,079 miles [8,173.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Whitesburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<4>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Whitesburg to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Whitesburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5775, Longitude: -86.5611       In this case, the coordinates for Whitesburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.59 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.335 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.966 degrees.